diff --git a/src/lib/eina/eina_inline_array.x b/src/lib/eina/eina_inline_array.x
index d750782ce8..8367d61e7b 100644
--- a/src/lib/eina/eina_inline_array.x
+++ b/src/lib/eina/eina_inline_array.x
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ eina_array_count_get(const Eina_Array *array)
 static inline unsigned int
 eina_array_count(const Eina_Array *array)
 {
+   if (!array) return 0;
    return array->count;
 }